SHAWNEE MISSION, Kan., March 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The following is a report of earnings for Seaboard Corporation (AMEX:SEB) with offices at 9000 West 67th Street, Shawnee Mission, Kansas 66202, (the "Company"), for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, in thousands of dollars except per share amounts.
Three Months Ended Twelve Months Ended
December 31, December 31,
2006 2005 2006 2005
Net sales $704,505 $601,826 $2,707,397 $2,688,894
Net earnings $76,770 $82,811 $258,689 $266,662 Earnings per common share
Basic $60.86 $65.65 $205.09 $212.20
Diluted $60.86 $65.65 $205.09 $211.94 Weighted average shares
outstanding
Basic 1,261,367 1,261,367 1,261,367 1,256,645
Diluted 1,261,367 1,261,367 1,261,367 1,258,202
Notes to Report of Earnings:
Seaboard Corporation today filed its Annual Report on Form 10-K with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. Seaboard has provided access to the Annual Report on Form 10-K on its website at http://www.seaboardcorp.com/news .
The Company today announced that the Board of Directors of the Company has declared a dividend of seventy-five cents ($0.75) per share on the common stock of the Company payable March 30, 2007 to stockholders of record at the close of business on March 20, 2007. DATASOURCE: Seaboard Corporation CONTACT: Seaboard Corporation, +1-913-676-8800 Web site: http://www.seaboardcorp.com/
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